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Placites postsymmetricus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gymnitidae

Taxonomy
Pinacoceras postsymmetricum was named by von Mojsisovics (1873).

It was recombined as Placites postsymmetricus by von Mojsisovics (1902), Astakhova (1968), Astakhova (1971).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Pinacoceras postsymmetricum von Mojsisovics p. 56 figs. Pl 22, figs 4,5
1902Placites postsymmetricus von Mojsisovics p. 302
1968Placites postsymmetricus Astakhova p. 48 figs. Pl 2, fig 3
1971Placites postsymmetricus Astakhova p. 81 figs. Pl 10, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyGymnitidaeWaagen 1895
subfamilyPlacitinaeWang and He 1976
genusPlacitesMojsisovics 1896
speciespostsymmetricus()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Placites postsymmetricus von Mojsisovics 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height123.8
shell diameter140.4
shell inflation10.001

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Sevatian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria Pinacoceras postsymmetricum (159573) Placites postsymmetricus (159899)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria Pinacoceras postsymmetricum (159574)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Ukraine Placites postsymmetricus (150943)